Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 8, 2020
The popular “Mary Poppins” song had a real-life story behind it.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 8, 2020
President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 8, 2020
In late 2020, the world-famous actor and director was quoted as calling the outgoing president a ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 7, 2020
Both local police and an attorney general's office have investigated the claim.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 7, 2020
Congress may be empowered to declare war, but not on each other.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 7, 2020
Claims that Biden's walking boot is anything aside from that are part of a conspiracy theory.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 7, 2020
In a year as tumultuous as 2020, we'd rather not time travel to the past.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Dec. 7, 2020
A Christian website reported that the two planets would "align into a beautiful bright star."
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 7, 2020
A KFC Colonel Sanders movie? Can 2020 get any stranger?
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 7, 2020
The world-famous London museum had some fun at the expense of the outgoing U.S. president in Nov ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 7, 2020
TikTok videos and tweets have claimed for years that saying "my pleasure" at Chick-fil-A earned ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 7, 2020
Ugur Sahin, who led the team that helped find a vaccine breakthrough, definitely has a remarkabl ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 7, 2020
Just because the virus may have been present earlier than previously believed doesn't mean it wa ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 6, 2020
Phishing scams have proliferated on the internet since the start of the pandemic.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 6, 2020
A YouTuber has posted multiple bogus warrants for high-profile figures and companies.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 6, 2020
Biden and three former presidents indicated they would get publicly vaccinated against the coron ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2020
The politicians traded a few barbs after word got out about a maskless gathering of young Republ ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2020 (Updated: June 1, 2023)
Is an article on page 27 of a tabloid newspaper "front page news"?
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2020
We’re not Corningware appraisers, but we're also not holding our breath on this one.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2020
It was a rare occasion for the Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant chain, but not unprecedented.
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